Police help family of 5 flee Northglenn house fire

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NORTHGLENN, Colo. -- Northglenn Police helped two adults and three children safely escape an early-morning house fire Wednesday that started as a result of discarded cigarettes in a flower pot, North Metro Fire Rescue said.

A resident woke up and saw flames coming from her neighbor's back patio at 11372 Lincoln Drive and called 911 about 4:50 a.m. A Northglenn police officer evacuated the family from the two-story home before firefighters arrived.